Concerts, Museums & Theater

Classical Concerts

George Winston

Concert Hall, Seoul Arts Center

May 16

New Age pianist George Winston will bring his beautiful melodies to Korea at the “Love Will Come” concert. Tickets cost from 50,000 to 90,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 548-4480. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal on subway line 3.

Opera ‘Don Pasquale’

M Theater, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts

June 23-27

The Seoul Metropolitan Opera will bring Donizetti’s comic opera “Don Pasquale” to the stage this June. The opera tells the story of an old bachelor Don Pasquale, who wants to marry in order to disinherit his rebellious nephew Ernesto. Tickets cost 10,000 to 70,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1544-1555. Located near exits 1 and 8 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5.

2010 Matinee Concert- May

Concert Hall, Seongnam Arts Center

May 20

Seongnam Art Center presents a matinee concert for May, with popular baritone Kim Dong-gyu and TIMF Ensemble. All tickets cost 24,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (031) 783-8000. Located near exit 1 of Imae Station on the Bundang subway line.

Beethoven Cycle III

Grand Theater, Gyeonggi Arts Center

May 11

Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra will hold a concert commemorating Beethoven’s great works. The concert will feature the “‘Prometheus’ overture, Op. 43,” “Piano Concerto No.5 in Eb major, Op. 73” and Symphony No.6 in F major, Op. 68.” Tickets cost from 5,000 to 20,000 won. For more information, visit www.artsuwon.or.kr or call (031) 228-2814.

BBC Symphony Orchestra

The BBC Symphony Orchestra, led by Czech conductor Jiri Belohlavek, will perform at Seoul Arts Center this May. Violinist Chee-Yun (Kim Chee-yun) will also join the orchestra. Tickets cost from 50,000 to 200,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1577-5266. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal on subway line 3.

Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra

Grand Theater, Bucheon Citizen Hall

May 14

Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra will hold a concert featuring Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11” and Rachmaninov’s “Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27” with pianist Aviram Reichert. For more information, visit www.bucheonphil.org or call (02) 547-5694. Located near exit 2 of Jung-dong Station on subway line 1.

Naji Hakim’s Pipe Organ Recital

Grand Theater, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts

Lebanese pipe organist Naji Hakim will play beautiful pieces such as Bach’s “Prelude and Fugue in E minor for Organ Solo” and Olivier Messiaen’s “Le Vent de l’Esprit” with the TIMF Ensemble. Tickets cost from 10,000 to 50,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1544-1555. Located near exits 1 and 8 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5.

Emmanuel Pahud, Trevor Pinnock & Jonathan Manson Trio Recital

May 22

World-renowned flutist Emmanuel Pahud, harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock and cellist Jonathan Manson will hold a joint concert. The concert will feature the works of Bach, Purcell, and Telemann. Tickets cost from 30,000 to 100,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1577-5266. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal on subway line 3.

Sweet Yawning

Sowol Art Hall

Through June 28

The Sookmyung Gayageum Orchestra presents a concert specially designed to facilitate prenatal education. The concert will feature modern versions of traditional music used for prenatal education in the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910). All tickets cost 15,000 won. Visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 701-4879. Located near exit 9 of Wangsimni Station on subway lines 2 and 5.

Song for Victory With Geum Nan-sae

May 30

The Sejong Center for the Performing Arts presents a concert to celebrate the upcoming 2010 World Cup. Geum Nan-sae will conduct the Eurasian Philharmonic Orchestra, joined by tenor Na Seung-seo, soprano Seo Hwal-ran, baritone Kim Dong-gyu and pop singer Insooni. Tickets cost from 30,000 to 100,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 2650-7481. Located near exits 1 and 8 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5.

Schumann Chamber Music Festival II

Hoam Art Hall

Special concert to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann’s birth will be held at Hoam Art Hall. Korean artists such as violinist Bae Ik-hwan and Bae Sang-eun, pianist Yoon Chul-hee, violist Seo Su-min and cellist Park Sang-min will join the concert. The concert will feature Schumann’s “Streichquartett a-Moll,” Op. 41-1,” “Violinsonate Nr. 1 a-Moll, Op. 105,” and “Klavierquartett Es-Dur, Op. 47.” Tickets cost from 30,000 to 70,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 780-5054. Located near exit 9 of Seoul City Hall Station on subway line 1 and 2.

Seoul Jazz Festival 2010

Grand Theater, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts & Olympic Hall, Olympic Park

May 11-12 & 14-15

World musicians Eric Benet, Sergio Mendes, Wouter Hamel, D’ Sound and Matt Bianco will perform in Seoul, joined by Korean artists, including Jung Jae-hyung, Sweet Sorrow, Jung Sung-ha and Lucid Fall. Tickets cost from 55,000 to 99,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1544-1555. Sejong Center for the Performing Arts is located near exit 3 of City Hall Station on subway line 1 and 2, or exits 1 and 8 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5. Olympic Park is located near exit 3 of Olympic Park Station on subway line 5.

Joshua Bell & St. Martin in Fields

June 22

American Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell and English chamber orchestra The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields will hold a concert together this June, marking the beginning of “2010 Ditto Festival.” Tickets cost from 40,000 to 160,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1577-5266. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal on subway line 3.

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

May 23

The world-renowned Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra will perform with conductor Yuri Simonov and pianist Konstantin Scherbakov. The concert will feature M.I. Glinka’s “Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture,” Rachmaninov’s “Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30,” and R. Korsakov’s “Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34.” Tickets cost from 50,000 to 200,000 won. Visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 3463-2466. Located near exits 1 and 8 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5.

Opera ‘Semiramide’

Opera Theater, Seoul Arts Center

May 13-18

Korea Opera Group presents G. Rossini’s “Semiramide,” directed by Italian veteran Pier Luigi Pizzi. Tickets cost from 30,000 to 330,000 won. Visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02)587-1950~2. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal on subway line 3.

Museums

Rodin: Retrospective

Seoul Museum of Art

Through Aug. 22

Korea’s largest ever Auguste Rodin exhibition is being held in central Seoul through the summer. More than 180 sculptures and watercolor sketches will be on show at the Seoul Museum of Art, with several pieces being displayed for the first time outside of France. Admission is 12,000 won, for more information visit www.rodinseoul.com. Located behind Deoksugung Palace near City Hall Station on subway lines 1, 2 and 5.

Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty

Aram Theater, Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Complex

Through June 13

Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Complex holds an exhibition where contemporary artists present artworks under the theme of the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910). Tickets cost 2,000 won for students and 3,000 won for adults. Visit www.artgy.or.kr or call 1577-7766. Located near exit 3 of Jeongbalsan Station on subway line 3.

Dialogue in the Dark

Vertigo

Open Run

The exhibition offers the public a world without sight. It recreates the everyday life of the visually impaired as visitors have only a guiding voice and walking stick to carry out different activities in pitch darkness. Tickets cost 30,000 won for adults and 20,000 won for children. Call 1544-1555. Located near exit 3 of Sinchon Station on subway line 2.

Fun Animation World

Hangaram Design Museum

The exhibition featuring characters from “How to Train Your Dragon,” “Shrek Forever After” and “Thomas and Friends.” All tickets cost 14,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 565-4928. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal on subway line 3.

Dance

UBC’s Ballet Highlights ‘Shim Chung’

May 24-20

The Universal Ballet Company (UBC) will stage the Korean traditional story of Shim Chung, a girl who cares for her blind father. One of the company’s staple repertory, the ballet is being staged here for the first in four years after being showcased to critical acclaim overseas. Tickets cost from 10,000 to 80,000 won. Visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1544-1555. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal on subway line 3.

Goyang Artists in Festival

Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Complex

May 26-27

Kang Yoon-seon’s dance troupe will perform Korean traditional dances at Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Complex this month. All tickets cost 10,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1577-7766. Located near exit 3 of Jeongbalsan Station on subway line 3.

Hofesh Shechter Company from UK ‘Political Mother’

LG Arts Center

June 12-13

Popular British dance ensembles, led by Hofesh Shechter, will give their first full-length dance performance “Political Mother” in Korea this June. Tickets cost from 30,000 to 70,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 2005-0114. Located near exit 7 of Yeoksam Station on subway line 2.

Legend of Flower

Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, Walkerhill Theatre

Experience traditional and modern music and movements through Walkerhill Theatre’s new dance production, “Legend of Flower.” Featuring four acts under the themes “Flower,” “Water and Fire,” “Wind” and ‘’Golden Earth,” the performance will be a great chance to spend a lovely evening with friends and family. Tickets cost from 60,000 to 300,000 won, including dinner. For more information, visit www.legendofflower.com. To get there, take the free shuttle bus at Gangbyeon Station, line 2, or Gwangnaru Station, line 5.

Pop & Jazz

Kim Jang-hoon & Psy

Jamsil Olympic Stadium

May 15

The very last joint-concert of popular singers Kim Jang-hoon and Psy titled “One Touch” will be held at Jamsil Olympic Stadium. Tickets cost from 44,000 to 99,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 501-7888. Located near exits 6 or 7 of Sports Complex Station on subway line 2.

Deep Purple Live in Seoul

Olympic Hall, Olympic Park

May 18

Legendary rock band Deep Purple will hold a live concert in Seoul. Tickets cost from 30,000 to 130,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1544-1555. Located near exit 3 of Olympic Park Station on subway line 5.

Cho Yong-pil

May 28-29

One of Korea’s most successful singers Cho Yong-pil will hold a special concert titled “Love In Love” to support children with cancer. Tickets cost from 90,000 to 150,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1544-1555. Located near exits 6 or 7 of Sports Complex Station on subway line 2.

Brown Eyed Soul

Gymnastic Stadium, Olympic Park

May 21-22

Popular R&B group Brown Eyed Soul will hold a concert titled “Soul Breeze” this May. Tickets cost from 55,000 to 110,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1544-1555. Located near exit 3 of Olympic Park Station on subway line 5.

Mika In Seoul

June 12

Pop sensation Mika will perform this June for the second time in Korea. Tickets range from 77,000 to 99,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 3443-9669. Located near exit 3 of Olympic Park Station on subway line 5.

Lee Seung-chul

June 5

Korean pop star Lee Seung-chul will hold his 25th anniversary concert. The concert will feature his best songs, including those appearing on soundtracks of famous dramas, reinterpreted into new classic and rock styles. Tickets cost from 25,000 to 250,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1588-4992. Located near exits 6 or 7 of Sports Complex Station on subway line 2.

Brothers Were Brave

Coex Artium

Through June 20

The Korean musical “Brothers Were Brave” will be performed this April with a brand-new cast of stars, including Hong Rok-gi, Lee Ji-hoon, Kim Jae-man, and Onew from SHINee. The musical is about two brothers Suk-bong and Ju-bong trying to receive their deceased father’s inheritance. Tickets cost from 40,000 to 80,000 won. Visit ticket.intepark.com or call (02) 738-8289. Located near exit 6 of Samseong Station on subway line 2.

Midnight Sun

M Theater, Sejong Center for Performing Arts

May 7-29

Based on the Japanese drama and movie of the same title, “Midnight Sun” is about a girl named Kaoru, who can’t be exposed to sunlight because of a disease, and a boy named Koji, who is always out in the sun, surfing. Tickets cost from 30,000 to 50,000 won. Visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 399-1772. Located near exit 3 of City Hall Station on subway line 1 and 2, or exits 1 and 8 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5.

Jang-geum, the Great

Gyeonghui Palace

Through May 23

The musical “Jang-geum, the Great” tells the story of Jang Geum, the first female physician of Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910). Tickets cost from 10,000 to 40,000 won. Visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 368-1515. Located near exit 4 of Seodaemun Station on subway line 5.

The Phantom of the Opera

Charlotte Theater

Through Aug. 8

This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is one of the world’s best-selling Broadway hits and has prompted huge growth in the Korean musical industry. The show has come back to Seoul after eight years. Tickets cost from 40,000 to 130,000 won. For more information, call (02) 501-7888. Located near exit 3 of Jamsil Station on subway lines 2 and 8.

My Mother

Woori Financial Art Hall, Olympic Park

Through May 30

This musical tells the story of a mother and daughter and shows how their relationship changes as the daughter gets married. Veteran actresses Kim Su-mi and Seon Woo Yong-nyeo will play the role of mother. Tickets cost from 66,000 to 99,000 won. Visit ticketlink.co.kr or call 1588-1407. Located near exit 3 of Olympic Park Station on subway line 5.

Miss Saigon

Grand Theater, Chungmu Art Hall

May 14-Sept. 12

One of the world’s most beloved musicals, Miss Saigon, is on stage in Korea. Set in the 1970s Saigon during the Vietnam War, “Miss Saigon” is a tragic tale of a woman abandoned by her American lover. Tickets range from 22,000 to 110,000 won for weekdays and 33,000 to 121,000 won for weekends. Visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1544-1555. Located near exit 9 of Sindang Station on subway line 6.

Billy Elliot

Aug. 13- Open Run

One of the decade’s top-class sensational musicals, “Billy Elliot,” will be staged in Korea as the first non-English production in Asia and the fourth in the world. In England during the historic 1984-85 miners’ strike, Billy pursues his dream to become a ballerino in secret. Tickets cost from 50,000 to 130,000 won. Visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 3446-9630. Located near exit 7 of Yeoksam Station on subway line 2.

All Shook Up

Hanjeon Art Center

The Korean version of the Broadway musical “All Shook Up,” which was inspired by the hit songs of Elvis Presley, is on stage at Hanjeon Art Center. Tickets cost from 50,000 to 90,000 won. Visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1588-5212. Located near exit 1 of Yangjae Station on subway line 3.

Thrill Me

THE STAGE

May 12-Nov. 14

Based on the actual events in the 1920s, the musical tells the story of a cruel killer and depicts inescapable human desire. Tickets cost from 35,000 to 50,000 won.Visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 744-4011. Located near exit 3 of Sinchon Station on subway line 2.

While You Were Asleep

Daehangno Art Madang

The musical begins with a patient, who can’t move by himself, disappearing from a hospital one night, and everyone at the hospital trying to find him. All tickets cost 40,000 won.Visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 501-7888. Located near exit 2 of Hyehwa Station on subway line 4.

The Mission

June 13- July 6

Based on the original screenplay by Robert Bolt and music by Andrea and Ennio Morricone, “The Mission” is set in South America and depicts the journey of Catholic Jesuit priests in converting the indigenous Guarani population in Paraguay. Tickets cost from 60,000 to 200,000 won. For more information, visit ticket. Interpark.com or call (02) 525-1621. Located near exits 1 and 8 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5.